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    Is it this easy... yeah, another antenna question

    Well hello Don_M! You guessed right, I am in Lowry. 2 blocks off of Quebec on 11th to be precise. Thanks for your input. Have no problem putting this outside, so I will go ahead and order the Winegard. I will need to take some pics, but I think I can mount it to the mast upon which my dish...
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    Is it this easy... yeah, another antenna question

    I am not opposed at all to putting an antenna outside. I currently have two dish network dish's on the roof, mounted with arms that extend up from the SIDE of my garage (read: wall). They are on the west side of the house no less. I guess I should mention, there are houses west of me. And...
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    Is it this easy... yeah, another antenna question

    Wow, good news... I like simple solutions :). 4 TV's total. 1 Plasma - has an ATSC tuner. 1 Flat panel monitor - maybe use my Slingbox w/ ATSC tuner. 1 Laptop PC ... not sure on this. Maybe use my Slingbox on this and find build an HTPC for the flatpanel. 1 old school TV - need converter. Not...
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    Is it this easy... yeah, another antenna question

    So, I can't post a pic or link yet... not seasoned enough :) I live in Denver proper, zip is 80230. A quick look at tvfool tells me all my channels are west (I knew that) and for most towers I am 17 miles distant. I do want to try and get the other PBS station, which is 31 miles. Anyway, it...
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    Buying receiver - why and avoiding a hacked one.

    Thanks for all the responses! I feel much more informed now, and will make the decision accordingly. I called dish on after I got both the Purple card # and the receiver number. They confirmed that it is a valid unit, and that was all they'd tell me. I will call again to ask some of these...
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    Buying receiver - why and avoiding a hacked one.

    Hello all! First, thanks to all of you for educating me on the ins and outs of Satellite usage and ownership over the years... this forum is indespensible. So I did some searching, and found a bit of information on this... but not exactly what I was looking for. I called Dish this morning...